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Deals of the Week: Ramadan home finance offer waives fees
To celebrate the Holy Month of Ramadan, the mortgage provider Abu Dhabi Finance has launched a special promotion for Emirati and expat prospective homebuyers.
Down the investment ages there's nothing quite as good as gold
With gold prices tracking towards $1,600 an ounce this week, Junaid Anwar Khan, the head of trading for the National Bank of Fujairah's treasury department, says the precious metal should be a part of a diversified portfolio.
An inheritance protected for the future
Taking your feelings out of financial decisions is easier said than done, more so when you consider that the majority of our choices are ruled by our hearts rather than our heads.
Chocolate no longer so hot as a consolation treat in these lean times
The assumption that chocolate is a recession-proof treat that consumers continue to buy despite the grim economic outlook has been proven wrong.
JPMorgan counts the $4.4bn cost of trades
The trading loss, about $2.4bn more than was previously estimated and caused by the lender's London-based chief investment office, helped to drive second-quarter profit down by 9 per cent.
Money&Me: Saving helped launch MoneySouq without backers
Jack Arazi credits his grandfather for his entreprenuerial spirit, and though he has a healthy fear of failure, he is willing to take the risks necessary to be successful.
Emerging markets play critical role as balance of global power shifts
Carlos Machado is a philosopher and the Dubai-based head of Bank of Brazil, the largest lender in Latin America by assets. He says his time in the Emirates has given him a unique view of the global financial crisis and how it has led to emerging markets becoming key players in the global economy.
Help in the financial storm
There's a lot of help out there when it comes to working on our collective well-being. Whether it's life coaches or heading off to the spa, the world's well-being has evolved into a lucrative sector. And it is a sector overflowing with too many experts and way too many self-help books.
When money is tight, lipstick helps women gloss over the gloom
There's nothing like a financial crisis to bring out the "lipstick effect" in women, a phenomenon that has been kicking around, apparently, since the Great Depression.
Money&Me: Rewarding work that needs constant support
Dr Lina Owies runs Senses Care Home for Disabled Children in Dubai, a non-profit centre offering 24-hour residential care to 90 children with special needs.
Solutions to help start-ups slice through red tape
Starting a business in the UAE can be mired in red tape and conflicting information. But a new website, SMEinfo.ae, aims to take the headache out of launching a start-up or growing a fledgling business.
Golden years' black cloud
Growing old is a fact of life. And as if aging and facing retirement is not enough to contend with, it seems there are some other issues our "older" counterparts must tackle, writes Felicity Glover.
Deals of the Week: RAKBank sweetens its deals with an on-the-go app
RAKBank has launched a new mobile banking app of special offers through its RAKBankdeals.ae platform.
World markets rally on euro-zone unity
Financial leaders meeting in Brussels agreed that its rescue funds could be used to stabilise bond markets without forcing additional austerity measures or economic reforms.
Money&Me: 'Respect money, and it will respect you'
Dilip Thaker is the Dubai-based director of Rex Books and Stationery, a family-run firm that was started by his father in Bahrain in 1993.
